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Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025 -
The directors saw it as a clean-slate outpost to be staked out on virgin terrain — or at least on land that could be cadged from the sparse and willing locals.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2024
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Parasites was the name given to those who arrived late to the party and mooched off the remains.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Rachel Morin's 'bum' killer mooched off locals before murdering mom of five, lawyer says.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Their real estate agent practically begged them to walk away, but Caitlin Mociun and Tammer Hijazi couldn’t shake the feeling that an oddball listing in Upstate New York had potential.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
11 Dec. 2025
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Father and daughter have not spoken since the paparazzi scandal but Meghan did send him a letter in August 2018 begging him to stop giving interviews to the media.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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You’re supposed to meditate and pray.—
Michael Hollett,
SPIN,
14 June 2026
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As the names of survivors being treated at local hospitals were read aloud, Maria prayed Jerry's name would be called.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Gently scrub off with a scouring pad or sponge, then wash and dry.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Edwards is the loud one, the spotlight sponge with the bright smile and the dynamic scoring.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even with the creative players that have been omitted, there should be enough attacking depth to rotate mid-game and conjure new energy and ideas in the final third.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The space has been completely transformed from the purple-and-white Asprey days, with Dumas and his team not only conjuring British style but also responding to the movement of the sun through the building, which has a large atrium and vast spiral staircase at the center.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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DeVaux implores Golden Tempo’s jockey, Jose Ortiz, who obviously can’t hear her from the Churchill Downs stands, as the horse makes his move.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Coach Heather Ryan approached Johnson, who vomited for a second time in the heat, and implored her to sit for an inning.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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And almost certainly because Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson beseeched him to recognize the network’s value and offered to come onboard as creative advisors.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 July 2025
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Kent called 911 a second time to inform the police that his son was mentally ill and beseeched them to use less-than-lethal weapons in apprehending him.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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